Please BUY AAI!!

[livintheredream]

I can see why most Airtran pilots would want a merger with Southwest----it is OBVIOUS. The answer: Intra Texas flying. Who wouldn't want to go to LBB, then back to DAL, then to AMA, then back to DAL. What possibly could be better than that? How about adding another roundtrip to MAF? You bet. Yeah, the pay may be a bit better at SWA and the corporate culture a bit "nicer," but Intra Texas flying would DEFINITELY take the bite away from the Staple job SWAPA will offer you guys. Take it!!!! Who cares if it is a staple, LBB is waiting for you. And, you guys at AAI were NEVER good enough to be SWA pilots anyway, so starting over at the bottom at SWA won't be such a bad thing. How do I know that? Just ask any SWA pilot---they will tell you....



Bye Bye--General Lee

Damn you are a f##kin fool. No wonder everyone on this board hates you.

 

[kwick]

I've heard for 6 months that Q1 2010 SWA will buy AirTran. However, I just can't imagine the train wreck that will insue.

I'd like to start the bidding with pure staple

Gup

Better do you homework. And put away your stapler.

Seniority would be worked out, by law, in arbitration.

If you don't want to have a fair merger integration, then don't buy
anybody. GET IT?

 

[General Lee]

Damn you are a f##kin fool. No wonder everyone on this board hates you.

No, you have it WRONG. Everyone LOVES ME, they do. If you don't, you just don't understand my humor. It is supposed to make you LAUGH. I think you are a little bit too effeminate. Sorry, lady. Grow a pair if you can.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

SW buying AAI and establishing a presence in the ATL. Boy would that be fun to watch...

It would be interesting, but not something new. We compete directly with them at a lot of our stations, SLC being a major one. SWA has pulled out of some flights there recently. We would have to reguage our strategy and maybe get rid of some more RJs to compete with them better, maybe throw more DC9s on certain routes etc. I don't think it will catch anyone by surprise, though.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Better do you homework. And put away your stapler.

Seniority would be worked out, by law, in arbitration.

If you don't want to have a fair merger integration, then don't buy
anybody. GET IT?

You better believe it. They will come in offering a staple, to see if you take it. After you take it, they will dump some 717s and furlough a bunch, while upgrading themselves in your 737s. It will simply be FANTASTIC to watch. Your MIA and SAN layovers will be replaced with LBB and ISP. Enjoy those.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Flying the Line]

Better do you homework. And put away your stapler.

Seniority would be worked out, by law, in arbitration.

If you don't want to have a fair merger integration, then don't buy
anybody. GET IT?

"We" don't want to buy anyone that is why the only offer is staple.

 

[kwick]

"We" don't want to buy anyone that is why the only offer is staple.

Then they will offer to staple you.

And it would still go to arbitration

 

[waveflyer]

Ok- we have our 10%- but a vast majority of our pilot group is ready to accept some form of integration- it won't be straight line, it won't be DOH, but it certainly won't be a staple.

Benefits for AT-
mgmt- AT has been in negotiations for 5 years ... Connect the dots
culture- it's nice being happy vs fighting the fight
contract- what would the $$ be for each AT pilot? Go to APC
commutes- 60% of you commute- add 8 more dom's to your choices

benefits for SWA
ATL- a gaping hole
near Int'l-

Benefits for both
combines the 2 lowest cost carriers
eliminates toughest competition
not much route overlap

???'s
can AT employees rise to the Swa culture- thinking about FA's and agents here-

 

[StopNTSing]

This is a pointless discussion. As cheap as SWA is, they will never pay retail for anything...including other airlines. As long as AAI is a going concern, I just can't see it being worth the price.

 

[machtuck]

I thought it was funny as hell.....